We had a wonderful day at the Tacoma Kennel Club show yesterday!! 🔮Merlin earned his ATT (AKC Temperament Test) title! He and 🐉Zephyr were the only conformation entries and went Best of Breed & Best Opposite respectively. 🐻Bjarki earned his CGC (Canine Good Citizen) and ATT titles! We also met up with Ren and Ophelia of Red Rose Kennels and the 4 dogs participated in Meet the Breeds!! So pleased that this event was able to host so many different tests and performance event

Merlin earns a new title this morning on Day 2 of his first BH weekend, taking 3 back-to-back Qs for his Barn Hunt Novice! This boy loooooves his ratty hunting, we’re excited to see how far he goes! CH Duckhills Pix Ukkonen of Yoop RATN

Quetzal has begun training through concrete, heat, and urban distractions with Alamo Area Search & Rescue! Danube Northern Migration BCAT SWA SCE SIE CGC TKA ATT (Odin x Astrid)

Little Caribe earned his first title today: Trick Dog Novice, as part of his Basic Manners class Danube Vuelo Azul TKN (Pilot x Astrid)

Skyler had his show debut at Woofstock this weekend! Thank you to all my NorCal friends who were so welcoming and helpful to his owner, who is new to the show world! Danube Taking Flight (Pilot x Astrid)

Introducing the “D” girls!! (Merlin x Astrid) born June 6, 2026: In birth order: ❤️Domino 💚Dika 💙Dreamer

This weekend was Zephyr and Nami's show debut! Zephyr took RWB on Saturday and Best of Breed on Sunday for her first point!!

We visited the lovely Rosalyn Tulip Farm in Mount Vernon, WA and took photos of the kids among the flowers!

Introducing the “C” babies!! (Pilot x Astrid) In birth order: 💚Cambria🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 💜Cosmic🔮 💛Comet💫 💙Caspian🌊 ❤️Carmilla🦇

Kermie has given birth to seven vigorous babies, 6 girls and 1 boy: Meet the “B” squad!! Girls: Boomerang, Bramble, Baltica, Beltane, Borealis, Babylon Boy: Balatro

I am so lucky to have a community of Kooiker enthusiasts and mentors who trust me and my vision, and were essential for these pairings to succeed. Could not be able to do this without Kermit's co-owner, who will be helping raise her puppies. Pilot x Astrid: the goal is to maintain correct balance and structure for the next generation, and improve shoulder layback and head wedge. Merlin x Kermit: the goal is to improve balance, front assembly, and head shape, and maintain swee

Merlin somehow continues to out-do himself! We got our first Group placement this weekend at the Seattle Kennel Club show!! Then an Owner-Handled placement to finish the day. 💛Group 3💛 under judge Karen J Hynek, and 🤍OH Group 4🤍 under judge Mary Murphy-East ⭐️Group Placing⭐️OHBIS CH Duckhills Pix Ukkonen of Yoop

Astrid is now CH Duckhills Joy Danube of Milo BN CGC FDC TKA RATI ⭐️RATN⭐️ Onward to Open!

Best birthday weekend I could ask for🥰 Day 1: Bjarki goes Winner’s Dog under judge Gary L Andersen, for a 5-point major from Bred-By, over 7 other class males entered. Day 2: Astrid earns a score of 90 and 2nd place in Agility JWW Day 3: Bjarki goes Best of Winners to finish his AKC Championship!!! And finished his third fastCAT leg! Pending AKC confirmation, he is now: ⭐️CH Danube North Star BCAT⭐️ Day 4: Not to be outdone, Merlin goes BOBOH, OHG1 and finally OHBIS!!! We ar

Our only day and long drive down to Chintimini KC in Albany, OR proved successful!! Merlin was BOB/BOBOH and Astrid qualified in both Obedience and Rally! Unfortunately we had to scramble around to avoid a ring conflict for Obedience, and so couldn’t come back for our score after Q-ing, but later for Rally we got a score of 96 and 2nd place!!

Our first obedience trial was a success!! Third place out of a class of 9 dogs, with a score of 193! She aced the sit stays and sit for exam, which were the parts we’d practiced the most! She was a turd on the heelwork, but it was a whole new situation and environment for her so we’ll just practice for next time. Overall a great experience!

Bjarki goes Best of Breed from the Bred-by class over specials!

Merlin wins Owner-Handled Group 2 for his second OH placement!

We could only attend the Tri-Cities Cluster on Sunday, but Merlin went BOB and got to play in the group rings!

🌈Fantastic Woofstock weekend for these two siblings Nox goes WB for a major on Friday, and Merlin goes BOW x2 in a gorgeous lineup of boys for his fourth major to finish his AKC championship! Excited for both their futures!